Northwestern State volleyball’s Jade Longlad is the Southland Conference Setter of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
Longlad, a senior from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, helped the Demons (8-7) to a 3-1 record this week highlighted by wins over Louisiana Tech on Tuesday, Murray State on Friday and The Citadel on Saturday morning before losing to tournament host Troy in the second match Saturday afternoon.
While the loss ended NSU’s seven-match winning streak, Longlad was phenomenal in all four contests last week. She had 131 assists for the week (9.35 per set).
“Well deserved,” said Demons head coach Ben Kaszeta. “The leadership she has shown over the last couple of weeks has been awesome. She is putting her hitters in great position to be successful.”
Longlad recorded 24 assists against Louisiana Tech in three sets, 39 against Murray State in four sets, 40 against The Citadel in four sets and 28 in three sets against Troy. She also leads the Southland with 452 assists and ranks 12th in the country.
The Demons begin Southland play against Houston Christian (2-10) Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. in Houston, then go west to San Antonio to face the UIW Cardinals at 1 p.m. Saturday.